The Meaning behind the Stones Here are the different birthstones for each month of the Gregorian calendar and the meaning behind these stones.1. January. The garnet is the birthstone for the month of January....
Ruby is the July birthstone and 15th and 40 anniversary stone. Finely colored rubies are one of the most expensive of all gems, with the exception of rare colored diamonds. Because natural flawless ruby is...
Garnet This group of silicates has a hardness between 6.5 and 7.5 and densities between 3.4 and 4.1. The name comes from the Latin related to pomegranate the red seeds which resemble red garnet. The grassular...